Brayden Crossley

Brayden Crossley
Personal information
Full name Brayden Crossley
Nickname(s) Goober[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-16) 16 August 1999
Place of birth Gold Coast, Queensland
Original team(s) Palm Beach Currumbin (QAFL)
Draft No. 52, 2017 national draft
Height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 102 kg (225 lb)
Position(s) Key forward / ruckman
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 32
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Gold Coast 10 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brayden Crossley (born 16 August 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Crossley was born and raised on the Gold Coast. He grew up playing his junior football for the Burleigh Bombers before switching to Palm Beach Currumbin in the latter stages of his junior football. He attended Palm Beach Currumbin High School throughout his youth and joined Gold Coast Suns' academy in his teenage years. His father, Troy, is a Southport Sharks dual premiership player and Hall of Fame inductee.[2][3][4]

In his final year of junior football, Crossley was selected to represent the Gold Coast in the Academy Series and the Allies in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships. He was subsequently named the Allies' MVP[5] and the All Australian ruckman. In November 2017, he was drafted by the Gold Coast Football Club with pick 52 in the 2017 AFL draft.[6]

AFL career

Crossley made his AFL debut in round 7 of the 2018 AFL season against the Western Bulldogs.[7] He kicked a goal on debut and recorded thirteen disposals, seven hitouts and five tackles.

References

  1. ↑ Brayden 'Goober' Crossley kicks his first goal!
  2. ↑ Gold Coast ruckman Brayden Crossley wrestles with his future
  3. ↑ Brayden Crossley set for NEAFL debut with Southport Sharks where dad Troy made a name
  4. ↑ Brayden Crossley, son of Troy Crossley, nominated for the Rising Star award
  5. ↑ Crossley emerges as new AFL cult hero in Gold Coast Suns loss to Western Bulldogs
  6. ↑ AFL draft at Sydney Showgrounds
  7. ↑ Two debutants confirmed for Ballarat
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